The missing

The sound of a band catches kids ears as a man is dressed up for a show and top hat says step right up  kitties for the show of a mystery, tragedy and courage of one man against the odds of  death taking children,women and man from his small town. As the kids in the kingdom pally in on the show. Up on the stage the red curtains open with puppets of wood reenacting the story but as the narrator examples the story of the brave man being a humble blacksmith working in his families forge on working horse shoes or wager wheels. He only kept to his self as the townsfolk pay him for his work. As the story goes on the children's imagines ran away with them as the story became real and no longer wooden puppets. The blacksmiths name was Shane Adams and he sat at the forge as the flames flicker from the wind. He looked at his left arm seeing scars from battles long forgotten and remembering the people he helped and some he betrayed for he was a warrior by nature and did not follow others that wanted money, women or fame. He was looking for the ultimate battle for in each fight he was never beaten or had a rival. As he went on the battles became pointless and he put his sword and axe down to retire as a blacksmith. But fate had a cruel hand to play to lure him out of hiding. One day as he was gathering food at the market place a women was running screaming for her child that was take but not by a man or dog. Shane garbed her and asked what was a matter and she said her son is gone. Shane laughs and says he his probably lost or playing with the other kids around here but she says no he was behind her when she last saw him but than boom a loud sound happened. She turn to see him gone and all that was left was scorched earth. Shane's eyes widen as she said this to him. She asked if he was alright and he said yeah just try to find him, he might be at the park. But as she ran to look Shane knew that she was not going to find him for this was not the first time he heard of the disappearing child it was only the beginning. It starts with the young and works its way up. Shane heads home and looks through his travel books to recount the day him and his traveling clan came upon three villages in a triangle with no trace of life. One man in his group said they probably run but why leave there food and clothes behind. To top it off there was no tracks in or out of the villages just scorched earth where someone might have stood. Shane was trying to make sense of all of it but maybe it was just a lie for he did not see the spot where the kid stood. But it stuck with him in his mind so as the town slept he venture out with a lantern in searched for the spot. As he looked all over he said to his self, see no burned spot on the ground but as he walked down one of the alleys he came upon not just one but a second spot of burned ground with a women's neck less beside it. Shane turn pale as a ghost for the women that lost her son found the same fate as her son. Shane turns and runs to the watering hole and throws up on the grass but than dips his head in the water and out saying this is not happen. He felt uneasy and turned throwing his lantern at a shadow of a hooded being standing behind him it was Clara and she catches the lantern as she was there to deliver a warning to Shane saying a storm was coming and he was the only one to stop it. Shane speaks saying why me and Clara says you wanted a battle to challenge to rival your own skill well you got one but it is a war that is coming. She started to fade saying follow the scorched earth to your battleground so fair well warrior. Shane says I have to save the people of this town for they don't deserve this fate. For my past mistakes so he goes home and gears up with his armor that he kept in prefect condition along with his sword and axe. He heads out to only be confronted by Death on a jet black horse with  green flames for hair, eyes and hooves. Shane asks why have you come Death I am not dead yet nor can you have my soul? Death draws his scythe and points the blade at Shane's throat saying you still are under contact with me or have you forgotten the deed you made with me that day so long ago? Shane relives it in his head of when him and his clan where hired for war and they where the first out of the gate to kill the incoming soldiers. But he was struck with a arrow and his greed plus anger and hatred awaken within him. He called Deaths name and sacrificed his clans souls to live on. His clan fell and he rose to take victory for the king but in the end the guilt ate away at him. Death removes his hood to show his skull and steps down saying if you win this war all will be forgiven. Shane climbs onto the horse and rides off following the lighting that strikes the earth to the place where he is to battle. He comes upon a large field of grass and the lighting strikes three times all at once and the lighting circles the ground around him. He climbs down and the hell horse rides off and fades away. Shane feels his blood rush within his body for in a way he had missed this feeling of battle. He said to his self I may not survival this but I am going to give them fuckin hell. He draws his sword and axe as the lighting struck him but he counter with his metal weapons sending the lighting back to the sky through the clouds. Shane was out of breath for he has never fought the elements before. But as the lighting goes through the clouds he hears a bloody roar that would chill anyone to the soul. Shane looks to the sky as the clouds give way for a demon beast riding the winds with hell spawn on its back.  Shane says what manner of monster is this? But he did not have time to react as the hell spawn on the creatures back started to throw metal spiked bombs down to the earth. Shane could only run dodging them. He asked how do I kill something like this? Than the beast swings its tail from the skies starting a tornado that surrounds Shane but he smiles saying out loud to the beast in the eye of the storm. You have Royal fucked your self ass hole. Hell spawn fall from the mouth of the beast and even some come out of the ground surrounding he but he swings and cuts forging a path to the wall of the tornado and he is taken up by the winds. As he reaches higher than the beast he dive bombs the beasts back landing and swing cutting hell demons open as more spawn but he sees that the bombs respawn as well with a torch five feet from them on a pole. So this part in our story our hero runs all badass with weapons to else side of him cutting the demons down as they attack. Shane grabs the torch and runs to all six along the spine of the beast lighting all of them to blow. One by one they blow and he jumps off the beasts back and he is caught by Deaths horse and rides to the ground. The beast screams as it is blown apart but only the head survivals Shane says it is done but as he climbs off the horse the head moves and opens up with hell's mighty warrior stepping for towards Shane. Shane wipes the blood from his face and smiles. Shane says well never let die do you monsters. The large muscle demon punches the ground and puts its weapon from hell its self. Its weapon of choice was a large two handed sword. The demon monster runs at Shane and Shane runs at it as well. It swings down but Shane moves to the side and strikes three times cutting in to him but was not ready for its fast recover to swing to the left where Shane stood. Shane jumped back and came at him again but this time was ready to take him out. The demon monster swings and Shane jumps onto the blade and swings borth weapons cutting off the head ending the battle. The tornado stops and Death comes over and drains the soul from the demon monster saying to Shane you did good but what will you do now for you have had the ultimate battle in your life that you always wanted? Shane says am I forgive and Death says yes your clans souls are in heaven now looking down on you. Shane says what about the souls taken by the beast? Death says release and being reborn as we speak. Shane says good but I can go back to being a humble blacksmith. Shane takes Deaths horse and rides off. Death says there goes a good soul that I fucked my self on getting. The kids cheer for the hero of the story of  Shane Adam as the red curtains close and the top hat man bows to the kids.
                                                                                                     The End

This Story is to a good buddy of mine Shane Adams,
                             Hope you enjoy.